North Korea's nuclear cinema: simulation and neoliberal politics in the two Koreas

"What exactly is the North Korean nuclear threat? Why is North Korea engaging in hostilities when its erstwhile adversaries have offered a diplomatic exit ramp? This book introduces new ways of understanding North Korea's provocations within the context of changing media technologies. Chap...

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Main Author: Shim, Elizabeth (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London Bloomsbury Academic 2024
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Summary:"What exactly is the North Korean nuclear threat? Why is North Korea engaging in hostilities when its erstwhile adversaries have offered a diplomatic exit ramp? This book introduces new ways of understanding North Korea's provocations within the context of changing media technologies. Chapter by chapter, it explains how North Korea's footage-based nuclear politics is presented as military practice to promote the image of North Korea as a nuclear power, but ultimately traces its lineage to cinematic propaganda, a tradition that blurs the line between image and reality"
Physical Description:xiii, 176 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm
ISBN:9781350259485
9781350259522

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